Monday, 12 January 2009

• The young rich ruler.... Mark 11:21-24

  Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

  And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

  And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

  And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

  If you have never read it in KJV, NKJV or the Amplified, you are in for a surprise. Have you ever asked why God would say something twice? I mean, God would never waste a word. Did you notice His first response is different than the 2nd response after what the young rich ruler did?

  In the first response, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God" and in the second response, He said, "How hard it is for those who TRUST in the riches to enter the kingdom of God". God must've known that people would've misinterpreted by what He said in the first response and He had to repeat Himself to clarify Himself.

  There is nothing wrong with having stuff - but it is wrong for you to trust in your possessions for anything.

  That was my first revelation.

  But my second revelation is better. Do you know why the young rich ruler couldn't enter the kingdom of God? The young rich ruler followed the commandments of God, and that's why he had great possessions. The Blessing is working in his life... but God asked the ruler to release the Blessing, and he couldn't do it. The Blessing is meant to be spread to others, just like the Gospel. It's not meant for one person, it's meant for everyone. The young rich ruler couldn't release the Blessing that was bestowed upon him, and he stopped the operation of the kingdom of God in his life. By stopping the Blessing to be spread, he stopped the kingdom of God operating, and thus the kingdom of God cannot operate in his life.

  Wooo. That was some revelation

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